As representatives of Hamas and Fatah meet for the fourth round of national unity talks in Cairo, not only Palestinians but also Americans and Europeans will be watching closely. The top-level talks, hosted by Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, will be crucial to ending nearly two years of bloody confrontation between Hamas-ruled Gaza and the Fatah-ruled West Bank, governed by Western-backed Mahmoud Abbas. Given previous failures, this round of talks might prove to be the final chance to re-establish Palestinian unity.The continuing internal schism between the more moderate and secular ...

The powerful chief of Egypt's intelligence services, Omar Suleiman, secured a promise from Israel not to harm top Hamas political bureau deputy Moussa Abu Marzouk during a visit he made last week to the Gaza Strip, the pan-Arab London-based newspaper Al Hayat reported on Friday.According to the report, Suleiman expressed his desire to expedite talks on a prisoner swap involving captive Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held in Gaza since his abduction in a cross-border raid by Palestinian gunmen in June 2006.Palestinian sources told Al Hayat that during his visit Abu ...

Iran's parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani defended the Holocaust denial statements of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and stressed Teheran's support for Hamas at the annual Munich Conference on Security Policy on Friday.
Responding to Larijani's comments about the Shoah, Pierre Lellouche, a French legislator attending the conference, noted it was unlawful in France to deny the crimes of the Holocaust. "In Iran, we don't have the same sensitivities," countered Larijani, who formerly served as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator. Larijani's brother, Mohammad Javad Ardashir Larijani, himself a former ...

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Hamas accuses Egypt of firing at Palestinian side - Daily News EgyptDaily News EgyptHamas accuses Egypt of firing at Palestinian sideDaily News EgyptHamas accused Egyptian forces on the border between Gaza and Egypt of opening fire on the Palestinian side Tuesday, following a “huge explosion” on the border, in a Wednesday statement by Al-Qassam Brigades. The explosion is thought to be “fabricated ...Fate of Gazans is in Hamas' handsAl-MonitorHamas claims Egypt fired at Gaza security outpostsYahoo NewsHamas Claims Egypt Opened Fire on its 'Military Posts' in GazaArutz ShevaAsharq Alawsat English -TheTower.org -Press TVall 54 news articles »